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Janowski, Zachary. "The decline of the caste system: 19th century transformations in Indian agricultural labor." Thesis, Boston University, 2006. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/27681.

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Prakasam, Gnana. "Satnamis : the changing status of a scheduled caste in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.335666.

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Sharma, Rama. "Marginality, identity and politicisation of the Bhangi community, Delhi." Thesis, Keele University, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.329060.

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Calikoglu, Melih Rustu. "Transformation Of The Caste System And The Dalit Movement." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606141/index.pdf.

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This thesis analyzes the history of caste system and explains the theories of the birth of caste in Indian civilization. After defining the caste system in historical and cultural manner. examines the birth of and spreading of Dalit movement or low caste mass movement during the 19th and 20th century with the influence of British rule.
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Sakya, Anil M. "Newar marriage and kinship in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, Brunel University, 2000. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5413.

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This thesis presents a descriptive and analytical study of Newar marriage and kinship in Kathmandu. Essentially, this is a study about caste and the role that it plays in Newar life, in particular, the way that caste is expressed through marriage patterns and kinship rituals. This study also shows that although the link between one's caste and one's traditional caste occupation is breaking down, one's caste identity is still maintained through one's choice of marriage partner and one's participation in kinship rituals which occur at the various levels of caste organization. Newar caste organizations are also undergoing a process of transformation. In addition to the traditional caste organizations, there are also new intercaste organizations which cater to the ritual needs of those in intercaste marriages. This recent phenomenon coincides with the professionalization of other caste organizations, which, in addition to performing their ritual duties, have also taken on the role of social and economic guardians to their caste members. It could be argued that although some forms of caste are no longer applicable, in other ways, caste in Newar society has never been stronger or more important. Despite the claim that intercaste marriages are on the rise, the data shows that the majority of Newars still practice caste endogamy. Membership into a caste organization - which is through the initiation ritual - is so important to Newar identity that intercaste couples have started their own caste organization to ensure that their offspring will officially be a part of a caste group. In sum, this study shows that despite the fact that caste is no longer recognized in the Nepalese constitution, caste is still the main vector of Newar identity, and this is seen most clearly through the analysis of Newar marriage and kinship.
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Wåhlstedt, Joanna. "Unseen and unheard : how Dalits are represented in three Indian newspapers." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för kommunikation, medier och it, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-16711.

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India has a population of 1, 2 billion people, and the country also has a great poor populationwhere 70 % still live in rural areas. The poorest are often Dalits, once called the untouchablesand they constitute one sixth, 167 million people, of India’s inhabitants. They are consideredoutside the caste system and are often on the bottom of the social ladder. Because of theircaste identity they are still discriminated. Since media has the power to influence this thesis focuses on how the Dalits arerepresented in three newspapers: Times of India, The Hindu and Indian Express. How dojournalists find their reporting about Dalits? The theories used are development journalism,the agenda setting theory and theory about minorities in media. A quantitative content analysis was done in Delhi during 17 days. 98 articles thatmentioned Dalits were found and coded. This was combined with a qualitative method: respondent research. Eight interviews withpolitical journalists were done. During the field work there was a legislative assembly electionin the state Uttar Pradesh, which affected the results since caste is closely related to politics inIndia. The results show that Dalits are mentioned quiet often in the newspapers, but the mainsubject is almost never Dalits and their situation in society. The most frequent topics were theelection, affirmative action, and crime and rape against Dalits. These subjects often have aconnection to sensation. The most quoted actors in the articles are the elite and not Dalits.Almost all respondents thought they could empower Dalits if they were reported about. Thisis a paradox since they almost never interview Dalits. There are no Dalit journalists at thethree newspapers, which can be one reason why they are not included in the news. There is little research done on this subject and therefore more research is needed.
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Medway, Dominic Jon. "Spatial and temporal change in the caste system : the Punjab to Bradford." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1998. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/7189/.

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The principal focus of this study is the caste system. The study begins by producing a 'skeletal' definition of the term 'caste', which breaks out of the 'theoretical stagnation' imposed on Indology by the work of Louis Dumont (1970). Using this definition, a simple framework for conceptualising Indian society is constructed which illustrates the nature of the caste system. The fortunes of the caste system are then explored in India's historical past and in Indian Hindu Diaspora, and from this exploration a commonsense view of the caste system as being immutable is confounded. Instead, it is established that the institution is adaptable and flexible, because it is constantly changing in response to forces affecting it over time and space. However, whilst some aspects of the caste system are open to change, it is argued that other aspects remain resolutely unchanging. Accordingly, it is suggested that the institution contains elements of both modernity and tradition, and that this may be the key to its survival through time and space. The caste system is then examined with reference to Punjabi Hindus in Bradford. Through a detailed analysis of qualitative and quantitative data collected amongst this community during 1994 and 1995, a fascinating picture unfolds concerning the presence and operation of the caste system desh pardesh (at home abroad) for Bradford's Punjabi Hindus. Spatial and temporal changes in the caste system are also identified as having occurred through the migration and settlement of Bradford's Punjabi Hindu community. The conclusions relate this back to the wider issue of spatial and temporal changes in the caste system occurring in other parts of Indian Hindu Diaspora, and consider implications for the future of the institution amongst Punjabi Hindus in Bradford.
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Swiatek, Scott A. "The Nepali Caste System and Culturally Competent Mental Health Treatment: Exploring Stratification, Stress, and Integration." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1619654745373203.

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Shaikh, Mujaheed, Marisa Miraldo, and Anna-Theresa Renner. "Waiting time at health facilities and social class: Evidence from the Indian caste system." Public Library of Science, 2018. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6592/1/file.pdf.

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Waiting time for non-emergency medical care in developing countries is rarely of immediate concern to policy makers that prioritize provision of basic health services. However, waiting time as a measure of health system responsiveness is important because longer waiting times worsen health outcomes and affect utilization of services. Studies that assess socioeconomic inequalities in waiting time provide evidence from developed countries such as England and the United States; evidence from developing countries is lacking. In this paper, we assess the relationship between social class i.e. caste of an individual and waiting time at health facilities - a client orientation dimension of responsiveness. We use household level data from two rounds of the Indian Human Development Survey with a sample size of 27,251 households in each wave (2005 and 2012) and find that lower social class is associated with higher waiting time. This relationship is significant for individuals that visited a male provider but not so for those that visited a female provider. Further, caste is positively related to higher waiting time only if visiting a private facility; for individuals visiting a government facility the relationship between waiting time and caste is not significant. In general, caste related inequality in waiting time has worsened over time. The results are robust to different specifications and the inclusion of several confounders.
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Ross, Ana Lua Clifford. "Água e desenvolvimento na Índia: Implicações das dimensões social e cultural na gestão da água." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/3137.

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Mestrado em Desenvolvimento e Cooperação Internacional
Nas últimas décadas, a gestão dos recursos hídricos tornou-se um elemento central no desenvolvimento devido às suas progressivas escassez e degradação da qualidade. Como esperado, tal é particularmente sensível nos países em desenvolvimento, onde se encontra o maior número de pessoas sem acesso a água potável. Neste trabalho procuramos realçar a importância da consideração de factores culturais e sociais na gestão dos recursos hídricos, de forma a se poder atingir uma melhor eficiência na implementação de projectos de melhoria das condições de abastecimento de água. Assim sendo, optámos por nos centrar na análise da sociedade indiana enquanto exemplo de um contexto socio-cultural particularmente complexo no que concerne à gestão da água. Na Índia predominam ainda grandes níveis de desigualdade social, em grande parte devidos ao sistema de castas e às grandes assimetrias de género. No seu quadro, a água detém um valor simbólico importante, sendo a sua gestão, por aqueles, fortemente influenciada. Precisamente, o principal objectivo deste trabalho consiste em demonstrar como na Índia as representações culturais da água, bem como a própria organização social desse país devem ser seriamente consideradas de forma a garantir o sucesso dos seus programas de gestão da água.
In the past decades, water resource management has become a main development issue due to its progressive scarcity and quality degradation. This is particularly true for the developing countries, where most of the population without access to drinking water lives. In this work, we intend to highlight the need to consider social and cultural factors in water management in order to attain better efficiency in implementing projects that aim to improve water supply conditions. Therefore, we decided to focus on the analyses of the Indian society as an example of a particularly complex social and cultural context when regarding water management. In India there still exist great levels of social inequality, mainly due to the caste system and gender asymmetries. In its framework, water has an important symbolic role and its management is by those highly influenced. Thus, the main purpose of this work is to demonstrate how in India cultural representations of water, as well as its social organization should be seriously considered in order to assure the success of its water management programmes.
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Lindahl, Julia. "Shaping social and political identity : A critical discourse anlysis of the Bharatiya Janta Party." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-397751.

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This research paper uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to analyse texts produced by the political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India. The analysis use Machin and Mayr’s (2012) concepts of Language and Identity and Nominalisation and Presupposition with the aim to understand how the BJP can influence the democratic society in India through discourse. The texts analysed was taken from BJPs website and from parts of their 2014 manifesto. The theoretical framework and literature review are built on the role of Hinduism in the democratization of India. In this research, Hinduism act as an important factor in defining identity in India and Hindutva as an important factor in defining identity for the BJP. The analysis concludes that when looking at identity, the BJP demonstrate that their texts can have both a positive and a negative effect on the democracy in India. The BJP strongly use ‘India First’ to state that they want to unify the country under one identity and similarities can be drawn to their previous use of ‘Hindutva’. By promoting ‘India First’ the BJP includes a large audience and a somewhat tolerant outlook by stating to include all castes and ethnicities. However, the analysis demonstrates that their strong promotion of ‘India First’ conceal who is responsible to uphold this identity and that in turn could affect the tolerance in society. The analysis also shows that their definition of ‘India First’ is left vague and this can conceal certain interest. Their use of ‘India First’ as an identity can lead to a fear that everything that does not belong under this category is a threat. This combined with the diffuse definition of what ‘India First’ mean can have a negative effect on the pluralistic and tolerant society that was needed for India to transform to a democracy. The research also explores whether the strong promotion of ‘India First’ can be compared to a religious or spiritual movement and touch upon the implications that could follow from that.
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Tsujita, Yuko. "Education, poverty and schooling : a study of Delhi slum dwellers." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2014. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/49668/.

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Poverty reduction and Education for All (EFA) are important policy issues in many developing countries as they are both Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). As the existing literature suggests, education positively influences poverty reduction, while poverty, or low income, adversely affects the quality and quantity of education. Accordingly, if education fails to facilitate poverty reduction, the following generation's schooling is likely to be adversely affected, thus perpetuating a vicious education–poverty circle. It was against such a background, and employing a mixed methods approach to data collection and analysis, that this study investigated the relationship between education and multidimensional poverty at an individual as well as household level, and the influence of deprivation on children's education, in the context of the slum in Delhi, India. The thesis reveals that education – particularly primary and middle schooling – enhances the earnings of male slum dwellers in particular, the overwhelming majority of whom suffer from informality and instability of employment. It also emerges that education plays an important role in the ability to participate with confidence in the public sphere. At the household level, education proves to have a positive association with monetary poverty, but a higher level of education per se does not necessarily facilitate escape from non-monetary poverty. In such a nexus of poverty and education, the thesis found that household wealth in association with social group and migration status tends to be positively correlated with child schooling, education expenditure, and basic learning. There may be a chance of escaping poverty through education, but such a likelihood is limited for those households that are underprivileged in terms of caste and religion owing to slow progress in basic learning, as well as migrant households due to lack of access to schooling. The thesis concludes by proposing some education policies drawn from the major findings of the study that may be implemented in the Indian slum context.
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Matoušová, Zuzana. "Návrh informačního systému pro osobní trenéry." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-360160.

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In this thesis we can see a suggestion of an information system for personal trainers based on customers demands. The suggestion is focused mainly on the specification of the system from the point of view of the user. At first, collecting of user's requirements has been carried out, this point on I compiled an Use Case diagram and drew up his specifications. For the layout of the structure of the database, the ER diagram has been applied. In the closing section we can find an estimation of a suitable evolution of the system and economic analysis of the revenue from advertisement.
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Roth-Berghofer, Thomas R. "Knowledge maintenance of case-based reasoning systems : the SIAM methodology /." Berlin : Akad. Verl.-Ges. Aka, 2003. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0804/2008299389.html.

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Kronberg, F., A. Weiner, T. Morgan, B. Stroozas, E. Girouard, A. Hopkins, L. Wong, M. James, J. Kneubuhl, and R. F. Malina. "Document Retrieval Triggered by Spacecraft Anomaly: Using the Kolodner Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) Paradigm to Design a Fault-Induced Response System." International Foundation for Telemetering, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/611459.

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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 28-31, 1996 / Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California
We report on the initial design and development of a prototype computer-mediated response system, the Fault Induced Document Officer (FIDO), at the UC Berkeley Center for EUV Astrophysics (CEA) Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer project (EUVE). Typical 24x7 staffed spacecraft operations use highly skilled expert teams to monitor current ground systems and spacecraft state for responding to anomalous ground system and spacecraft conditions. Response to ground system error messages and spacecraft anomalies is based on knowledge of nominal component behavior and the evaluation of relevant telemetry by the team. This type of human-mediated operation is being replaced by an intelligent software system to reduce costs and to increase performance and reliability. FIDO is a prototype software application that will provide automated retrieval and display of documentation for operations staff. Initially, FIDO will be applied for ground systems. Later implementations of FIDO will target spacecraft systems. FIDO is intended to provide system state summary, links to relevant documentation, and suggestions for operator responses to error messages. FIDO will provide the operator with near realtime expert assistance and access to necessary information. This configuration should allow the resolution of many anomalies without the need for on-site intervention by a skilled controller or expert.
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Brunnbauer, Winthir. "Methodology for system partitioning of chip level multiprocessor systems an approach for data communication protocols." Saarbrücken VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2006. http://d-nb.info/991466489/04.

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Lee, Taih-Shyun. "Performance analysis and control design for Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems : matched and mismatched case." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/12102.

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Andersson, Andreas, and Thomas Bergsten. "A case study of documentation's significance : in ERP system development projects." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Informatics, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-1241.

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In order to stay competitive in today’s changing business world, companies need to manage

the increased complexity as they evolve. To be able to handle this complexity, many companies

chose to implement an ERP system. Investing in an ERP system is not something that

is made in a trice but is a large investment which together with today’s low-profit margins in

companies makes it essential to keep the costs as low as possible. More than half of the total

cost for an ERP investment is said to be related to costs for the system’s maintenance and

support. Documentation is one of the factors which affect this cost, and if it is not made satisfactorily

it is said to result in a considerable increase of the system’s total cost. This is why

it is important not to overlook the documentation as a part of ERP system development

project.

The purpose with this thesis is to investigate the existing documentation routines in ERP

system development projects at AB Volvo’s subsidiary Volvo IT, in order to find suggestions

of improvement for future projects. In order to fulfill the purpose of the study, we formed a

research question with three sub-questions and through a deep analysis of the empirical material

we presented the answers to these questions as the conclusions of this thesis.

Our study is based on an inductive research approach using a case study to gain deeper and

more helpful qualitative knowledge and data. The empirical data was analyzed using the

template analysis method where we divided the collected data into appropriate categories.

The knowledge created through this study is of exploratory, normative, predictive and categorical

nature.

After having analyzed the results from our case study we found several suggestions of improvements

for Volvo IT to use in future projects. For other companies involved in ERP

system development projects of their own, the conclusions of this thesis will work as valuable

issues to take into consideration for upcoming projects. We have concluded that the

main reason behind lacking quality of documentation in the development projects is not the

unawareness of its importance, but the absence of concrete evidence of high quality documentation’s

positive effects on a system’s total cost. We believe that in order to achieve documentation

of high quality, there needs to be a change of attitude to documentation as a

work task and the task itself must be higher prioritized in the projects. Another important

suggestion is that a control of the conducted documentation’s quality must be done, not only

a control of the existence of the right kind of documents. We are of the opinion that a company

should not allocate resources to create a method of documentation before the importance

of high quality documentation is clarified. Ultimately, we believe that the system development

process should be focused around the customer, because of the more frequent use

of custom made solutions and to help the people in the project to set the right level of abstraction

on the documentation.


Sammanfattning

För att företag ska kunna behålla sin konkurrenskraft i näringslivet, behöver de hela tiden utvecklas.

Men med utveckling kommer en ökad komplexitet som måste hanteras på något

sätt. Många företag väljer då att investera i ett affärssystem (s.k. ERP-system), vilket inte är

något som görs lättvindigt utan är en ansenlig investering. Detta faktum tillsammans med

dagens låga vinstmarginaler i företag gör att det är väsentligt att hålla kostnaderna så låga

som möjligt. Mer än hälften av kostnaderna för ett ERP-system sägs vara relaterat till underhålls-

och supportverksamhet. En av de faktorer som påverkar denna stora kostnad är dokumentationsaktiviteter,

vilken ifall de inte är utförd på rätt sätt kan leda till en ansenlig ökning

av ett systems totala kostnad. Det är därför väldigt viktigt att inte förbise dokumentationen

som en del av ett ERP-systemutvecklingsprojekt.

Syftet med vår studie var att undersöka existerande dokumentationsrutiner i ERPsystemutvecklingsprojekt

hos Volvo AB’s dotterbolag Volvo IT, för att sedan presentera

förbättringsförslag för framtida projekt i företaget. För att kunna uppfylla syftet med uppsatsen,

tog vi fram en forskningsfråga med tre följdfrågor och genom en grundlig analys av det

empiriska materialet kommer vi att presentera svaren på dessa frågor som våra slutsatser.

Vi har valt att genomföra en fallstudie med en induktiv ansats, för att införskaffa oss djupare

kunskap och därmed kunna generera ny kunskap inom området. Det empiriska materialet

analyserades utifrån en given modell där insamlad data delades in i lämpliga kategorier. Kunskapen

genererad från vår studie är av följande kunskapsform; kategoriell, förklarande, förutsägande

och normativ.

Efter att ha analyserat resultatet av vår fallstudie kan vi presentera ett flertal förbättringsförslag

för Volvo IT’s användning i framtida projekt. För andra företag, involverade i ERPsystemutvecklingsprojekt,

kan dessa fungera som värdefulla förslag att ta i beaktande. Vi

kom fram till att den främsta anledningen till bristande dokumentation inte är omedvetenheten

om dess betydelse, utan avsaknaden av konkreta bevis på dess positiva effekter på ett systems

totala kostnad. Vi anser att det krävs en attitydförändring kring dokumentation som

arbetsuppgift för att uppnå dokumentation som är av hög kvalitet och att arbetsuppgiften

som sådan behöver få högre prioritet i projekten. Ett annat viktigt förbättringsförslag vi fann

var att en kontroll av den producerade dokumentationens kvalité måste utföras, och inte

bara en kontroll av att den rätta sortens dokument finns. Vi anser att ett företag inte bör allokera

resurser till att skapa en metod eller modell över hur man ska dokumentera förrän vikten

och effekten av hög kvalitetsdokumentation är klargjord. Till sist anser vi att systemutvecklingsprocessen

bör fokuseras kring den framtida användaren, dels på grund av dagens

ökade användning av skräddarsydda system men också för att det minskar risken för en oönskad

effekt på projektets omfattning samt att det ökar kvaliteten på den slutgiltiga dokumentationen.

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CLEMENTE, KARLA. "MODELING SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY INVOLVING A CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 1992. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=14128@1.

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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO
O objetivo do presente trabalho foi apresentar e avaliar técnicas estruturadas e ferramentas conceituais de modelagem para o desenvolvimento de sistemas de Tempo-Real, baseadas em extensões sobre Diagramas de Fluxo de Dados – DFDs, sendo estas propostas, primeiramente, por Ward e Mellor nos livros Structured Development for Real-Time Systems. Assim, modelou-se um Piloto Automático para Automóvel, sendo para este desenvolvido os Modelos da Essência, da Implementação (Modelo da Configuração dos Processadores, Modelo da Configuração dos Processos e Modelos da Configuração dos Módulos) e da Automação.
This work goal was to describe and to evaluate structured techniques and conception tools of modelling to develop Real-Time Systems, based on Data Flow Diagrams – DFDs – extensions, that were first described by Ward & Mellor on Structured Development for Real-Time Systems books. Therefore, it was modeled a Control Cruise System, describing its Essential Model, Implementation Model (Process Model, Task Model and Module Model) and Project Model.
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Norman, Garrett Todd. "Pull Manufacturing System Design for Rough Mill Systems: A Case Study." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42732.

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Domestic secondary wood products manufacturers are losing their competitive edge in the global economy. Foreign competition is steadily gaining market-share due to decreased labor costs. While domestic operations can not compete with labor costs available to foreign manufacturers, they may be able to remain competitive through product lead time reduction and on-time delivery to the final customer. Pull based manufacturing is one technique to reduce lead time increase on-time delivery. Value stream mapping was used in this project to evaluate a furniture rough mill located in Virginia to assess the current state, as well as develop 2 future state value streams. The current state evaluation found the system to be yield driven and production was based on a forecast. The lead time for internal nightstand components in the current state was found to be 15.1 hours. Using pull production and supermarket methodology in proposed future states, it was found that the lead time could be reduced to 7.5 hours. Lead times could be reduced by eliminating yield increasing non-value added activities currently in place which not only increase lead time, but also manufacturing waste as defined by lean manufacturing concepts. A cost analysis found that the labor and overhead costs associated with yield increasing activities in the current state outweighed the costs of a decreased yield measurement in the future state. While this project was limited to one rough mill and one product family of a lesser valued wood species it represents what is possible for assisting secondary manufacturers to remain competitive. The once successful traditional yield driven rough mill does not guarantee internal customer satisfaction and in this project is not cost effective. Future research should focus on the implications of the furniture rough mill's inability to meet downstream demand to internal customers.
Master of Science
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Dong, Airong S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Application of CAST and STPA to railroad safety in China." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76491.

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Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2012.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84).
The accident analysis method called STAMP (System-Theoretic Accident Model), developed by Prof. Nancy Leveson from MIT, was used here to re-analyze a High Speed Train accident in China. On July 23rd, 2011, 40 people were killed and 120 injured on the Yong-Wen High Speed Line. The purpose of this new analysis was to apply the broader view suggested by STAMP, considering the whole socio-technological system and not only equipment failures and operators mistakes, in order to come up with new findings, conclusions and recommendations for the High Speed Train System in China. The STAMP analysis revealed that the existing safety culture in the whole train organization, the Ministry of Railway and all its sub organizations in both the Train Development and Train Operation channels, do not meet the safety challenges involved in a high risk system like this- running frequent trains on the same line at 250km/h, with hundreds of passenger on board. The safety hazards were not systematically analyzed (not at the top level nor at the design level), safety constraints and safety requirements were very vaguely phrased, and no real enforcement was applied on safe design and implementation nor on safe operation. It looks like no clear policy on the performance/safety dilemma existed, nor the necessary safety education and training. Following from the STAMP analysis, one of the major recommendations in this thesis is to create a professional Train Safety Authority at the highest level, to be in charge of creating and supervising the rules for both Engineering and Operations, those two being highly interrelated with respect to safety. Specific Control Structures are recommended too, along with some detailed technical recommendations regarding the fail-safe design of the equipment involved in the accident. Another major recommendation is to design the safety critical systems, like the signaling control system using STPA ((System Theoretic Process Analysis), a hazard analysis technique. In the second part of this thesis, STPA is applied to another signaling system-Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system-which is similar to the one presented in the first part. The primary goal of STPA is to include the new causal factors identified in STAMP that are not handled by the older techniques. It aims to identify accident scenarios that encompass the entire accident process, including design errors, social, organizational, and management factors contributing to accidents. These are demonstrated in the STPA analysis section.
by Airong Dong.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Garza, Ramírez Jaime. "Distribution strategies in emerging markets : case studies in Latin America." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76917.

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Defining sales and distribution schemes to serve a Latin American country is more of an art than science. The process of designing and selecting distribution channels is quite challenging and it demands an in-depth understanding of the market. The fact that most Latin American countries are experiencing significant growth and development makes it difficult for companies to implement the same distribution strategies used to serve mature markets. Leading firms are now exploring creative ways to effectively reach and efficiently serve each segment of the market. This research intends to explore the key drivers that shape the design and selection of sales and distribution channels, as well as to build a framework that could help companies design or select channels that are aligned to their core business strategy.
by Jaime Garza Ramírez.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Nair, Deepa R. "Visual design versus development a case study presenting how XML and XSLT can separate presentation from data /." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2001. http://etd.fcla.edu/etd/uf/2001/anp1594/thesis.pdf.

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Catledge, Lara D. "Supporting collaboration in early concept exploration : "a flock of fishes"." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17551.

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Penberthy, Louise. "The philosophy and digital representation of traumatic, non-volitional, physio-somatic experiences." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17555.

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Yang, Joseph H. (Joseph Hansuk). "The curious case of urban heat island : a systems analysis." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107347.

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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, System Design and Management Program, 2016.
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This thesis provides insights into the urban heat island (UHI) effect using a model of the urban microclimate that integrates the urban geometry, anthropogenic heat emission and the rural weather condition. The study builds upon the Urban Weather Generator (UWG), a numerical simulation program previously developed at MIT, incorporating such improvements as monthly disaggregation of ground sink temperature, Depart of Energy (DOE) commercial reference building templates, hourly schedule of building and non-building anthropogenic heat loads, and the development of an Excel user interface. Simulation generated from the updated model offers an explanation of the underlying mechanisms driving the UHI impact and the interactions between elements of the urban weather system. Based on the sensible energy flux transferred to the urban air mass, an UHI indicator to express the severity of UHI effect by the urban landscape is also developed to help urban planners estimate and mitigate the impact.
by Joseph H. Yang
S.M. in Engineering
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Tadevosyan, Davit. "System dynamic framework for analyzing organizational stress : United States Postal Service case study." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100365.

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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2014.
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Stress, both individual and organizational, appears to be an increasing problem in any society, and more so in organizations. It already is taking a significant toll on corporate and national levels. Slow recovering economy and pressures on bottom lines, especially for financially constrained organizations, further emphasize the problem and call for new solutions. This paper explores two aspects of stress - individual and organizational. Our goal was to provide a systems dynamic framework that organizations, as well as individuals, can use to improve the understanding of the physiological and psychological stress loads, as well as understand their relationship to organizational key performance indicators. Like many natural systems, human body is the ultimate limited system. The main benefit of the proposed framework will be the ability to monitor cumulative variables of the functional capacity of human body to process stressors, and the mental and emotional capacity of employees to carry out their duties.
by Davit Tadevosyan.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Renzi, Matthew Joseph. "System architecture decisions under uncertainty : a case study on automotive battery system design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76579.

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Flexibility analysis using the Real Options framework is typically utilized on high-level architectural decisions. Using Real Options, a company may develop strategies to mitigate downside risk for future uncertainties while developing upside opportunities. The MIT-Ford Alliance has extended the techniques of flexibility analysis beyond high-level architecture to core product design decisions in future vehicle electrification. This thesis provides a methodology for a real-time support framework for developing novel engineering decisions. Risk is high in new product introduction. For hybrid and electric vehicles, market demand and technology forecasts have substantial uncertainty. The uncertainty is anticipated, as the high voltage battery pack hardware and control system architecture will experience multiple engineering development cycles in the next 20 years. Flexibility in product design could mitigate future risk due to uncertainty. By understanding the potential iteration of core technologies, the engineering team can provide flexibility in battery pack voltage monitoring, thermal control, and support software systems to meet future needs. The methodology used in this thesis has been applied in a Ford-MIT Alliance project. The Ford and MIT teams have valued key items within the core technology subsystems and have developed flexible strategies to allow Ford to capture upside potential while protecting against downside risk, with little-to-no extra cost at this early stage of development. A novel voltage monitoring technique and a unique flexible thermal control strategy have been identified and are under consideration by Ford. The flexibility methodology provided motivation and support for unique decisions made during product design by the Ford team.
by Matthew J. Renzi.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Rottwilm, Philipp Moritz. "Electoral system reform in early democratisers : strategic coordination under different electoral systems." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6c3ebcf9-f25b-4ce8-a837-619230729c33.

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On the basis of case studies of 19th and early 20th century Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands, I address the question of how and when incumbent right elites reformed electoral systems under a rising political threat from the left. Some states adopted proportional representation (PR) earlier than others. Why did different states adopt PR at different times? One important factor was the existing electoral system before the adoption of PR. This has been missed in academic research since most scholars have assumed that the electoral system in place before the adoption of PR in most Western European states was single-member plurality (SMP). I show that the system in place prior to PR in most Western European states was not SMP but a two-round system (TRS). TRS effects are still poorly understood by political scientists. I argue that both PR and TRS were used as safeguards by the parties on the right against an electoral threat from the left, which originated from the expansion of suffrage. PR was used as a last resort after other safeguards had been exhausted. I state that in the presence of a strong left threat, countries with TRS could wait longer to implement PR than countries with SMP in place. Under TRS, the adoption of PR was considerably delayed since electoral coordination between parties could be applied more effectively than under SMP systems. This was largely due to the increase of information and time after the first round of TRS elections, which was used by right parties to coordinate votes around the most promising candidate before the second round. First round results under TRS were used as an "electoral opinion poll". Based on these results, the right could react more effectively than the left in order to improve outcomes in round two.
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Mattia, Angela. "Achieving Solution Success: An Investigation of User Participation Approaches." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1761.

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User participation and its relationship to system success have been discussed in the information systems (IS) literature from many theoretical and practical perspectives. In reality, most of this discussion is grounded in empirical research that has yielded mixed results on the importance of user participation and its relationship to system success. The goal of this dissertation is to extend the line of inquiry into user participation during information system development by providing information systems researchers and IS practitioners with both a valid theoretical and practical investigation of a successful IS solution. This investigation organizes the study within a descriptive model that emerges from the different traditions of prior research and uncovers the approach to user participation in a successful IS solution. This user participation approach (UPA) model becomes the structure for the systematic arrangement of user participation approaches into a four-fold typology according to criteria or extrinsic information attributed to them in the research literature. A case study analysis and social network analysis of a successful IS solution will be used to describe, map and measure the relationships, activities, processes, and flows between participants, thus providing a descriptive and visual analysis of the relational structure that emerges. Indeed, these methodological approaches conceptualize the attributes and the relations of user participation during information system development and give insightful perspectives on how a successful IS solution is developed and implemented. The resulting outcome is a description of a successful approach to user participation and some practical recommendations on how to increase the chance of success in a system solution.
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Park, Chang Bae S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Product line-up design based on preference measurement : a case study on TV industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77060.

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Sony, in 2010, introduced innovative product line-up setting process for its TV, using the technique of market segmentation and conjoint analysis. This practice was expected to increase its sales compared to traditional vertical line-up, as academia has for long asserted that meeting specific needs of consumer groups in customized way with the most preferred combination of features identified through conjoint analysis is a way to bring the most willingness to pay from consumers. However, contrary to its estimate, Sony lost its market share significantly in 2010. In this thesis, I analyze how Sony actually came up with needs-based product line-up and check on whether there has been any problem in its process reflecting on the framework proposed by academia. Consequently, three possible reasons to explain its failure were identified: -- The result of conjoint analysis should have been used in market segmentation; -- Purchasing decision of TV is not made at the individual level; -- Use of Meta attributes in conjoint analysis can be beneficial. In order to address the first issue, I recommend Sony to adopt a componential segmentation to execute both consumer segmentation and conjoint analysis, while for the second to consider the effect of group decision mechanism onto its conjoint analysis and to introduce consumer segmentation concept into the model of calculating group utility. Finally, in order to reflect Meta attributes in its conjoint analysis more properly, I propose that Sony should adopt prototype in preference measurement process, take business-oriented perspective in product planning process, and prepare to reshuffle its product line-up from scratch. Those recommendations will ensure increase of the efficiency of preference-based product line-up setting in estimating market reaction.
by Chang Bae Park.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Elhindi, Mohamed A. "Design and Development of an Identity Management System: The Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical Case Study." NSUWorks, 2010. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/144.

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Historically, managing access to information systems (ISs) required direct interaction with a limited number of users. Increasingly, managing access involves handling an increased numbers of internal and external students, faculty, and staff as well as partners such as workforce development centers, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. At Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), the approach to identity management (IdM) required the distribution of a username and password to authenticate MnSCU employees and students. Authentication enables authorized users to access campus-supported ISs and Office of the Chancellor (OOC) supported ISs such as the Integrated Statewide Record System (ISRS). In some cases, an MnSCU employee or student will receive as many as 7 usernames and passwords. When a new employee or student joins MnSCU, the campus IT group creates a general log-on to campus-supported ISs. This log-on consists of a username and password and provides the new employee or student with access to a local area network (LAN) hosted application such as e-mail and campus directory services. The author used Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical (MSC-ST) as the unit of analysis. In this inquiry, the following propositions guided and shaped the case study data collection: (a) system development processes (SDPs), (b) single access sign-on credentials through all MSC-ST ISs, (c) electronic data assurances, and (d) implementation across public and private security zones. The findings from this case study were used to develop a paradigm supporting the design and development of an IdM system model at MSC-ST. This model contributed to the establishment of a uniform IdM system for use by MSC-ST students, staff, and faculty regardless of time and location. Based on findings from this case study, key processes involved in establishing this IdM system based on uniform identities and authentication processes were documented. Key steps involved in facilitating secure IS access to MSC-ST resources by students, staff, and faculty accessing OOC-supported ISs as well as MSC-ST campus-specific applications were described. The author contributed to advancements in the IS space through the use of a replicable approach for implementing an IdM paradigm at MSC-ST.
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Zhang, Yiping, Xinyi Yu, and Sintset Gilles. "Enterprise System Post-Implementation: A Practice of System Evaluation Issues in Health Care Organization : A case study of Jönköping County Council." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Informatik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-16459.

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Introduction: As Information Technology (IT) becomes more and more advanced, the Enterprise System (ES) starts to attract researcher’s attention. While with the high rate of failure IT projects, it is important to evaluate the IT project properly. This paper conducts a case study in the Health Care area and chooses Jönköping County Council’s ROS system to be the target system. According to the established linkage between theory and real world organization, a practice of Enterprise System Evaluation is conducted by using an existing Uwizeyemungu et al.’s Enterprise System Effects Evaluation Model (ESEM). The research questions are as follows: What are the Enterprise Systems Effects which impact on business processes? To what extend do the ES effects impact on the business processes? Purpose: the study is an exploratory study that aims at identifying what are the ES Effects which impact on the business processes and assessing the importance and the actual degree of these effects. The answers of the first goal are explored by analyzing the documents and the record of interview, and the results are the basis of the second question. Method: This research has adopted a combined approach because of the nature of the research questions. Data has been collected through face-to-face interview, survey and the organizational documents. Secondary data are also be used for analyzing. Both qualitative and quantitative data are used for getting a reliable conclusion. Conclusions: The Enterprise System effects can be categorized into automaional effects, informational effects and transformational effects. The relationship between such effects and Performance indicators are very important. By determining the importance and impacts degree of such relationships, the evaluation results can be explicitly calculated and understood.
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Robinson, Brian E. "A System Dynamics Approach to Planning Systems-of-Systems Modernization| A Wireless Telecommunications Interface Standard Case Study." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10845319.

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For decades, the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) has developed, deployed, and operated hundreds of different types of systems as components of systems-of-systems. Achieving and maintaining joint systems-of-systems interoperability as new systems are added is a constant problem. The Army, Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Air Force each develop requirements, budgets, and acquire, field and operate systems that function as part of joint systems-of-systems. Technology and threats are rapidly evolving. These globally deployed systems and systems-of-systems employed by combatant commanders must be continuously modernized or risk becoming obsolete, resulting in potential mission failure and loss of life.

Using a wireless telecommunications interface standard case study, this research developed a unique method of planning systems-of-systems modernization using a system dynamics (SD) approach. This approach: a) accounts for key factors that influence the dynamic behavior of systems-of-systems modernization, impacting the ability to modernize systems-of-systems, and b) enables what-if analysis, and decision-making support of systems-of-systems modernization planning options. This research used a mixed-methods approach to demonstrate that the SD model is measurably superior to past practice. Quantitative statistical analysis was performed on 20 years’ (2001–2020) of data. A qualitative, scenario-based approach was used to develop an SD model. The results demonstrate that engineers, managers, and senior decision makers in the DoD can realize statistically significant gains by using an SD model to develop and explore systems-of-systems modernization planning options. This research’s original contribution to knowledge is the development and validation of an SD model for planning systems-of-systems modernization using a mixed-methods research approach.

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Shrinath, Arjun. "The evolution of and trends in mobile health : a case study of its application to diabetes." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76509.

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The escalating costs of healthcare have created an urgent need to develop innovative solutions that can improve the quality of healthcare delivered and quality of health outcomes. This thesis explores the role that smartphones can play in creating innovative solutions to help meet these goals. The thesis begins with an analysis of the structure of the healthcare industry and emerging trends. The next section introduces to the reader to the concept of dominant architecture and the analysis of glucose monitors using this framework. The latter part of this section highlights the industry landscape of the mobile health industry in general. This is followed by an analysis of mobile health solutions specific to diabetes based on which recommendations for future solutions are drawn. The final sections of this work provides the reader with some insights on emerging trends with some emphasis on potential solutions that can be developed to address existing gaps in the market.
by Arjun Shrinath.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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丁立興 and Lap-hing Ting. "A case study of information system development." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31265819.

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Rosen, Joseph L., and Jason W. Walsh. "The Nett Warrior system: a case study for the acquisition of soldier systems." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10685.

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This project provides an analysis of the Army's acquisition of the Nett Warrior (NW) soldier system. Its objectives are to document the legacy of the system and provide an overview of how acquisition strategy has adapted with respect to key acquisition elements since its inception on September 8, 1993. The product is a document that provides an analysis of the actions taken and the obstacles encountered and how the warfighters, user representatives, materiel developers, and lawmakers dealt with them. The NW need was approved in February 2009. The requirement was to provide improvements for dismounted soldiers in the five specific capability categories of lethality, command and control, mobility, survivability, and sustainment. For a period lasting approximately 20 years, the NW has evolved. Despite the Army's decision to terminate the LW it in FY 2007, NW's foundation for follow-on soldier system initiatives had been established. The success of NW will be dependent upon the program's ability to incorporate soldier-driven design requirements, integration of commercial technology, and thorough system testing.
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Seime, Mitchell D. "Common Submarine Radio room: a case study of a system of systems approach." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/43998.

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Common Submarine Radio Room is the latest step by the submarine force towards implementing a modular approach using an open systems architecture and increasing the automation of communications network management. Introduced on the Virginia class submarines as a commercially furnished design, it has since transferred to government management as an acquisition category two program, replicated on the other four submarine classes and planned for the Ohio replacement submarine. The current design and development approach is done in a serial fashion, with a version completed for each class before beginning the development of the next. The increasing pace of technology due to obsolescence, new capabilities, demands to support individual program development and fielding schedules create conflicting priorities between fielding capability and maintaining effective configuration management of a version. Common Submarine Radio Room version uses a system of systems engineering and integration approach to balance the demands of each stakeholder and deliver capability. This approach will be examined as a case study to identify the benefits and consequences of design, testing, production, deployment, and sustainment.
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O'Neil, Meaghan (Meaghan Marie). "Application of CAST to hospital adverse events." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107502.

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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2014.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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Despite the passage of 15 years since the Institute of Medicine sought to galvanize the nation with its report To Err is Human, the authors' goal to dramatically improve the quality of healthcare delivery in the United States has yet to be accomplished. While the report and subsequent efforts make frequent reference to the challenges of designing and obtaining system safety, few system tools have been applied in the healthcare industry. Instead, methods such as root cause analysis (RCA) are the current accepted industry standards. The Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) is a model created by Dr. Nancy Leveson that has been successfully applied in a number of industries worldwide to improve system safety. STAMP has the capability to aid the healthcare industry professionals in reaching their goal of improving the quality of patient care. This thesis applies the Causal Accident Systems Theoretic (CAST) accident analysis tool, created by Dr. Leveson based on STAMP, to a hospital accident. The accident reviewed is a realistic, fictionalized accident described by a case study created by the VA to train healthcare personnel in the VA RCA methodology. This thesis provides an example of the application of CAST and provides a comparison of the method to the outcomes of an RCA performed by the VA independently on the same case. The CAST analysis demonstrated that a broader set of causes was identified by the systems approach compared to that of the RCA. This enhanced ability to identify causality led to the identification of additional system improvements. Continued future efforts should be taken to aid in the adoption of a systems approach such as CAST throughout the healthcare industry to ensure the realization of the quality improvements outlined by the IOB in 1999.
by Meaghan O'Neil.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Schofield, Douglas M. (Douglas MacLean). "A framework and methodology for enhancing operational requirements development : United States Coast Guard cutter project case study." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59270.

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Within any major United States Coast Guard cutter acquisition project, developing the operational requirements in the early phases of acquisition is difficult as the complexity of the system is not easily understood until the detailed design is completed. This can lead to requirements that are too broad or analysis efforts strategically focused on sections that are not at high risk to future design efforts or within sections that are decoupled from the major design parameters. This is often experienced when analysis studies are conducted independently and not evaluated from a total systems perspective. In order to improve the requirements generation methodology within United States Coast Guard acquisition, this thesis introduces a process focused Operational Requirements Framework. This framework synthesizes program, sponsor, and technical authority requirements a generic framework that focuses on a high-level systems engineering viewpoint to ensure that all requirements processes and their interactions are understood simultaneously. Within this framework, stakeholder analysis, operations and missions, and the design effects of "ilities" and interfaces are added to enhance the requirements development process. These new processes provide a better understanding of how the operational requirements meet value for all stakeholders and how the interaction of these requirements over the life cycle affects the acquisition project. This thesis also establishes a methodology, adapted from Responsive Systems Comparison (RSC), and practical application of this methodology in a current Coast Guard acquisition project. This 5-process method provides a diverse group of stakeholders key insight into the overall interaction of value, design variables, and contextual life cycle changes and their impact to the overall project. This can improve the coordination of the operational requirements generation and provide prioritization into analysis work necessary to establish a total systems approach towards requirements generation.
by Douglas M. Schofield.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Kanta, Ondřej. "Návrh interního informačního systému." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193737.

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The thesis focuses on designing a model for corporate internal information system. The theoretical part characterizes possible intranet risks and principles it should be based on. The practical part contains introduction of a company for which it was created through a case study, its design and realization of the project, its consequent evaluation resulting in definition of a corporate internal information system model based on acquired findings.
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Malmer, Johan, and Niklas Seipel. "Shadow IT – Skuggsystem : En förklarande fallstudie om när verksamheten tar makten över IT." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-316062.

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Sådana system i en organisation som inte är sanktionerade kallas skuggsystem. I detta arbete har vi genomfört en fallstudie vid Försvarets materielverk FMV för att undersöka vad som orsakar att skuggsystem uppkommer. I studien har ett antal skuggsystem identifierats och möjliga orsaker har analyserats. Det är viktigt för en organisation att skaffa kunskap om skuggsystemens existens för att kunna hantera dem och därför är det viktigt med en förståelse för orsakerna bakom.
Systems in an organization that are not formally sanctioned are called shadow systems. In this paper we have conducted a case study at the Swedish Defence Material Administration FMV to better understand the drivers behind the creation of shadow systems. The study has identified a number of shadow systems and possible drivers have been analyzed. It is important for an organization to gain knowledge about the existence of shadow systems in order to manage them. Therefore it is important to have an understanding of the drivers behind shadow systems.
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Louise, Wästhage. "Optimization of floating PV systems : Case study for a shrimp farm in Thailand." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Framtidens energi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-36015.

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The use of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have expanded rapidly the last decade and today’s market includes several different solar utilizations, where floating PV is one of them. Previous studies have shown how floating PV systems increase the PV efficiency and at the same time reduce the water evaporation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and optimize energy solutions using floating PV systems for a shrimp farm cultivation in Thailand, where the technical, environmental and economic aspects will be included. The optimizations have been done in the open source model OptiCE, where genetic algorithm (AG) have been used to maximize the renewable reliability and minimize the Levelized Costs of Electricity (LCOE). In order to find the optimal renewable solution for the investigated shrimp farm, four scenarios have been compared considering different PV system combinations. The simulated results showed how the scenarios considering floating PV system generated a higher reliability than the scenarios considering ground-mounted PV system. The scenario considered tracking PV system increased the system´s renewable reliability compared to fixed PV system. However the shrimp farm is connected to the national electric grid or not will have a huge impact on the LCOE due to the low electric price and the implemented feed-in-tariff (FIT) program. The size of the installed PV capacity significantly affects the reliability results were the capacity of 200 kWp reaches a reliability of almost 100%. The optimal solution for the investigated shrimp farm to become independent is therefore to install a combined floating PV and battery storage system.
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Nord, Malin, and Henrik Vestgöte. "Multi-touch in control systems : Two case studies." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Informationssystem, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-144079.

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During the last thirty years the progress of multi-touch technology has been a hot topic of discussion. Despite this, it has not been deployed in anything more advanced than commercials, games and illustrations. We believe that the time has come for the technology to become a broader and more advanced field. It should even be feasible to introduce the multi-touch technology into important environments e.g. control rooms. Two project based case studies, involving multi-touch in different aspects, will be described and discussed respectively. The first case study discusses the introduction of a Microsoft Surface as a collaboration tool in a control room environment. A prototype was built and evaluated to see how well it could work in a stressful and complex area where collaboration between colleagues is vital. The second case study describes the development and possible deployment of a smaller multi-touch screen that would work as an extra input to the control system. Its purpose is to facilitate the navigation in a control system for the operators, thereby easing their cognitive load and making the control room a more comfortable working place. The research of the case studies was based on interviews with operators and developers. From the research result appliance methods and designs were developed, and prototypes were constructed out of the best ones. The prototypes were then analyzed and tested for later evaluation and discussion. To see, whether or not the new multi-touch prototypes would function well in a control system. The objective of this thesis is to attempt to introduce multi-touch technology in control systems
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Kolosov, Dmitry S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Impact of communications between firms on innovation and new product development : the case of the Cambridge/Boston biotech cluster." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67558.

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Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2011.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36).
The paper reports the results of a study of innovations and new product development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in Boston/Cambridge cluster. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that more intensive or frequent communications correlate positively with higher productivity, measured as the number of patents, new drugs or clinical trials per employee. No significant correlations were found between communications and new drugs or clinical trials. Statistically significant (p < 0.05) negative correlations were found between Number of Patents per Employee and the three metrics devised for intensity of communications.
by Dmitry Kolosov.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Novellino, Fajardo Marianna Isabel 1978. "Analysis of slipback of rural water supply systems in India using FIETS framework and IMIS database : Gujarat Case Study." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100381.

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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2015.
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The objective of this project is to address the failure rate or "slipback" of rural water supply systems in India by analyzing performance of previous water projects using the national government database called IMIS. Data analysis and visualization tools are used on the IMIS in combination with the FIETS framework for sustainability enabling the categorization of variables into Financial, Institutional, Environmental, Technological, and Social factors. This analysis provides an evaluation of the IMIS database and how it can be used to meet the FIETS categories. It also provides quantitative metrics of slipback of water supply systems based on the available variables, helping identify correlations to problem areas and FIETS variables, enabling data-driven actions to promote sustainability. This assessment is designed based on the state of Gujarat - a generally successful model of water management projects in India - for the developing stage. The Jamnagar district was selected for the sub-district level analysis. Results show that IMIS database has data that satisfy FIETS factors at state and district levels. There are some limitations on data visibility between these two geographical levels but in both cases a complete analysis of FIETS factors is possible. A gap data analysis provides a detailed list of what are the available variables and which ones are missing from the database. In the case of Gujarat there is a high coverage of water supply in the rural areas, which makes challenging to find correlations with FIETS factors. Significant positive correlation was identified between low covered areas and districts with high Scheduled Tribal population. There was no correlation between expenditures and low coverage areas or built infrastructure. At sub-district level there are less variables available for analysis and correlations were found to be similar to the state findings. Field visits were made to several villages in Jamnagar that raised questions about the water quality data as well as coverage. The use of IMIS database to improve the rural water supply sector is very recent and further research is recommended to improve the data collection process, enabling decision-makers to understand better IMIS data, and pilot test this analysis to improve the annual planning of water supply systems at district and state levels.
by Marianna I. Novellino F.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Butler, Colin David, and Colin Butler@anu edu au. "Inequality and Sustainability." The Australian National University. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, 2002. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20030324.171924.

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Global civilisation, and therefore population health, is threatened by excessive inequality, weapons of mass destruction, inadequate economic and political theory and adverse global environmental change. The unequal distribution of global foreign exchange adjusted income is both a cause and a reflection of global social characteristics responsible for many aspects of these inter-related crises. ¶ The global distribution of foreign exchange adjusted income for the period 1964-1999 is examined. Using data for more than 99% of the global population, a substantial divergence in its distribution is found. The global Gini co-efficient, adjusted for national income inequality, increased from an already high value of 71% in 1964 to peak at more than 80% in 1995, before falling, very slightly, to 79% in 1999. The global distribution of purchasing parity power income is also examined, for a similar period. Though also found to be extremely unequal, its trend has not been to increased inequality. Implications of the differences between these two trends are discussed. ¶ A weighted time series index of global environmental change (IGEC) for the period 1960-1997 was also calculated. This uses nine categories of global time series environmental data, each scaled so that 100% represents the level of each category in nature prior to anthropogenic change; zero represents decline to a critical point. This index fell from 82% in 1960 to 55% in 1997, and will further decline during this century. ¶ Using evidence from several disciplines, it is argued that the decline in the IGEC correlates with major macro-environmental changes, which, combined with flawed social responses to scarcity and its perception, place at risk the ability of civilisation to function. This could occur because of the interaction of conflict, economically disastrous extreme climatic events, deterioration of other ecosystem services, regional food and water insecurity, and currently unforeseen events. Uncertainty regarding both a safe rate of decline and the tolerable nadir of the IGEC is substantial. ¶ Substantial reduction in the inequality of foreign exchange adjusted income is vital to enhance the development of policies able to reverse the decline in the environmental goods which underpin civilisation, and to promote the co-operation needed to maximise the chance that civilisation will survive.
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Rahatulain, Afifa. "Towards a Holistic Development Approach for Adaptable Manufacturing Paradigms : A Case Study of Evolvable Production Systems." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Produktionssystem, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-185956.

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Increasing global competition, market uncertainties and high product variance are a few of the factors posing challenges to the existing manufacturing industry. Having a quick response to market fluctuations and adapting to changing customer demands while maintaining shorter lead times and low costs are a few of the major challenges. The main focus of this thesis is on Evolvable Production Systems, which is one of the promising solutions to deal with the emerging manufacturing challenges by changing the conventional manufacturing systems towards a more flexible, intelligent and adaptable approach. Although promising, further research is needed in several directions for a wider industrial acceptance of EPS. The directions include but are not limited to methodological aspects, tool support, etc. throughout the development lifecycle. This thesis aims to provide a basis for a holistic model-based development methodology for evolvable production systems. One of the main contributionsof this work is the identification of major architectural elements (i.e stakeholders,concerns, viewpoints and views) and their dependencies on each other.This work shall serve as a basis for establishing a well-defined architectural framework for EPS. The second important contribution of this thesis is the development of a domain specific modeling language (EPS- DSL) based on the existing EPS ontology. The DSM platform does not only store the domain knowledge in the form of models but also provides support for the re-use of these models, i.e. enables utilization of the domain ontology during system development. Moreover, the automatic code generation support for the module library presented in this work, significantly reduces the risks of information discrepancies when transferring data from one abstraction level to another. The existing EPS ontology is also evaluated from a holistic perspective and resulted in contributing a few improvement suggestions for achieving a seamless model-based development approach. Evaluation of Simulink/SimEvents as a modeling and simulation tool for EPS is the third main contribution of this thesis. One of the main advantages of evaluating this tool for EPS is the opportunity to analyze the complete system behavior on a single modeling platform. The integration of agent-based system behavior (discrete event) with dynamic system behavior (continuous & discrete time) provides a holistic modeling approach and implies less information inconsistencies.

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Fass, Reinald. "Helfen mit System : Systemsteuerung im Case-Management /." Marburg : Tectum-Verl, 2009. http://d-nb.info/995393389/04.

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Richardson, Kristina L. (Kristina Lynn). "Applying technology strategy with enterprise architecting : a case study in transformation planning for integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58524.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2009.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-103).
The research presented in this thesis combines Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy for analyzing, evaluating, and recommending appropriate solutions for integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). The thesis is organized into four sections. Section 1 introduces the strategic background, enterprise description, definitions of key terms, and the issues and interest surrounding UAS operations. Section 2 involves architecting the enterprise at its current state, which includes the vision, strategic objectives, enterprise layout, stakeholder analysis, and concludes with the architectural views of the current state. Section 3 discusses the vision and design for the future of the NAS enterprise, the current near-term efforts, the long-term preferred future state, and the transformation plan to achieve successful integration of UAS flight in the NAS. Finally, Section 4 concludes with the importance of leadership for success, final thoughts, recommendations, and future work. Technology Strategy coupled with Engineering Architecture emphasizes the development and application of ways of thinking that bring clarity to the complex co-evolution of technological innovation, the demand opportunity, systems architecture, business ecosystems, and decision-making and execution within the business.
(cont.) Architecting the current state of the NAS enterprise and then applying the technology strategy framework in an incremental systems approach to fully understand the future state of the NAS involves figuring out how to create and capture value, anticipating and deciding how to respond to the behavior of customers, complimentors and competitors, and develop and deliver technologies, platforms, and products.
by Kristina L. Richardson.
S.M.
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